You'll forgive me if I choose not to answer this in detail, as I have learned the hard way to guard my privacy on online forums. I'll just say that I have an advanced seminary degree.
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You'll forgive me if I choose not to answer this in detail, as I have learned the hard way to guard my privacy on online forums. I'll just say that I have an advanced seminary degree.
Will they give you a refund?
You lost the debate, amigo.
Ay, amigo, you lost.
So, Rebel1, you don't believe John 3:16 is teaching that believers have eternal life? After all, the Greek word translated "eternal" is αιωνιον!
By the way, where did you study Greek? Bachelor's Degree? Masters? Ph.D.? How many hours and did you write a thesis or dissertation I can look at?
Recently we saw this in America. The Obama administration passed sinful laws that people could not buy or sell unless they complied with them. Since the laws only affected a small segment, Christian businesses that catered to weddings and the like, people took little notice. But the Christian bakers and wedding host could not operate unless they complied. So in this case, those favoring the sinful laws received the mark. And those who resisted them did not.
But this is the case throughout history, ever since Nero and the Papacy, Christians suffered and died from not receiving the mark
Beast/False Prophet = State/Church = RCC and IslamWell, Matthew Henry says that the beast and the false prophet are thrown into hell forever at the end of the millennium, as I quoted above. So we are looking for two specific individuals, aren't we?
Beast/False Prophet = State/Church = RCC and Islam
If you are a "futurist" this is a problem. But Revelation is about things shortly coming to pass in John's day. It provides a framework that identifies historic, present, and future conditions that meet the criteria for the Beast and False prophet. The Papacy was the biggie so far, but Islam shows promise today along with the Papacy whose deadly wound was healed when the Vatican became a sovereign state again in 1929.No they don't. Those things are temporal institutions. Islam did not even begin until 1400 years ago. And God allowed government.
Are you saying 20:10 does not refer to hell?The words "eternal", "forever", "everlasting" as regards hell are not in the Bible, in the original languages.
When used with articles, in series, the meaning is strengthened. As it is in Revelation 8s means forever and ever. εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.That verse just disproves annihilation; it doesn't prove hell is eternal.
Every time that the words "eternal" or "forever" are used with the word hell, the meaning in the original language is "aion" or "aionios", meaning an age or age-long. An age is not an eternity. That is a fact that cannot be changed by rendering "aion" and "aionios" as "eternal" or forever".
If you are a "futurist" this is a problem. But Revelation is about things shortly coming to pass in John's day. It provides a framework that identifies historic, present, and future conditions that meet the criteria for the Beast and False prophet. The Papacy was the biggie so far, but Islam shows promise today along with the Papacy whose deadly wound was healed when the Vatican became a sovereign state again in 1929.
Jesus limited the kingdom to being spiritual. If we read a Physical kingdom into Revelation 20 we add to the book. Besides, the 1000 year in Revelation 20 represent Satan's binding, not the kingdom. Satan attacks the kingdom when the 1000 years end.How do you know that Revelation was about the 1st century and why are you talking about the 20th century and when did Jesus sit in Jerusalem for 1000 years?
Not according to you they don't! If the Greek word does not mean "eternal" but only refers to an "age" then we don't have eternal life for the exact same Greek word is used!Believers have eternal life
Same word as is used to say we have eternal life. Eternal - aion or aionios. If it does not mean "eternal" then we don't have eternal life and the bible is a lie.The word is "aion" -- an age, or "aionios" -- age-long. You can deny that all you want but it doesn't change the fact.
No, you don't. If you could read Greek you would know that the same word is used for "eternal" life. If hell is not eternal neither is eternal life, and if we don't have eternal life then the bible is a lie.You'll forgive me if I choose not to answer this in detail, as I have learned the hard way to guard my privacy on online forums. I'll just say that I have an advanced seminary degree.
You said ainois does not mean "eternal." So you deny all of these verses.Where do you get that I don't believe God is eternal?
Jesus limited the kingdom to being spiritual. If we read a Physical kingdom into Revelation 20 we add to the book. Besides, the 1000 year in Revelation 20 represent Satan's binding, not the kingdom. Satan attacks the kingdom when the 1000 years end.